Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 183: Honor Roll!

Chapter 183: Chapter 183: Honor Roll!

At 7:30 in the morning, Jin City University.

Tang Xiaowan didn’t take the black SUV to school; instead, she ran, and at the school entrance, she encountered Li Zihan who had just alighted from a car.

"Why didn’t Cheng Shi come to drop you off?"

"There’s some family matter, busy, so I just..." Tang Xiaowan gasped for breath as she answered.

"Don’t hurry, take a breath first."

Li Zihan said and then unscrewed the bottle of mineral water he was holding and passed it to her.

Their residential areas were situated one to the east and one to the south of Jin City University, meaning they shouldn’t have run into each other, yet because Tang Xiaowan had received that strange electronic sound again, they ended up bumping into each other at the school gate.

After drinking half the bottle, she felt much better.

Not having seen each other for a few days, Li Zihan asked Tang Xiaowan about her sudden departure from Jin City.

She informed him that the day after Lin Ping died, she received a threatening photo, prompting her to rush to Li Garden to confront her brother, Li Zishen.

Leaving Jin City was just because she wanted to see her grandmother.

Although Tang Xiaowan’s words were half-true, half-false, Li Zishen believed her completely, as he could deeply understand the loneliness that comes with the loss of a family member.

"Next time you go back, just give a shout, and you even turned off your phone, you got my brother so worried."

"I just wanted some quiet time, and yet your brother still showed up. He doesn’t keep his word at all, I hate that!"

"Be content, he has never cared about me like that," Li Zihan said meaningfully.

"Nonsense, you two are real brothers!"

"Why would I lie to you, when we were kids..."

The two chatted and comforted each other as they walked.

At this moment, there was a large crowd gathered in front of the announcement board.

Tang Xiaowan thought, the surprise at the east gate mentioned in the electronic sound definitely wouldn’t be bumping into Li Zihan, so it could only be there.

"My god, what are they looking at?"

"The yearly athletic meet opening ceremonies memorial, or it might be photos of the award-winning students," Li Zihan replied proudly.

Seeing the festive decorations in front of the office building and the surging crowd at the announcement board, Tang Xiaowan believed it.

"This is quite the event!"

"Oh yes, this year it coincides with the centennial anniversary. Just wait and see; city leaders, literati, and television reporters will all be there. The scene will truly be impressive."

"Oh, so it will be on TV then."

"Please, Jinda University is a prestigious school, getting on TV is a small matter; we’re on it all the time, why wait for the anniversary?"

"Old Wang boasting about his own melons," Tang Xiaowan teased.

"You need to face reality; you’re now part of Jinda too, hahaha."

Tang Xiaowan ignored him and ran over.

The honor list, the first section.

She saw the hosts at the awards ceremony, one man was dashing and the woman was gentle and graceful.

Li Zhenshan, Yi Xiaodan!

What shocked Tang Xiaowan was that for two consecutive years, whether it was the spring or autumn sports meets, the annual university celebration, or even the New Year’s cultural gala, both were hosted by them.

Wow, this biography is so impressive!

Tang Xiaowan feared she had read the name wrong and checked once more.

She had seen photos of Li Zishen’s father, but there was a big difference between his current and student images— one serious, the other bright.

Is this girl Yi Xiaodan?

My goodness, she’s beautiful, such a fair girl, how can she be so pale?

She looks so beautiful, and her figure is amazing too!

Li Zihan stood outside the crowd, getting a bit impatient as he waited. He intended to leave but was worried that, caught up in the excitement, Tang Xiaowan might be late again.

"Let’s go, let’s go, stop looking. It’s the same every year, what’s there to see?"

Tang Xiaowan came out, biting her lip.

Her puzzled eyes made Li Zihan uncomfortably self-conscious; he thought his hair must be a mess and hastily ran his fingers through it a few times.

"You’ve never seen this before?"

"No, I’m too lazy to look."

Tang Xiaowan deliberately took two steps closer and lowered her voice, "At the very top, there’s your old man, and right beside him is Yi Xiaodan. Haven’t you always wanted to know what she looks like? Don’t you want to take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zihan was immediately dumbfounded.

After being stunned for several seconds, he slowly began to speak, "Really? Don’t kid me, okay?"

Tang Xiaowan was somewhat puzzled by Li Zihan’s reaction. Since this type of publicity happened every year, how could he possibly not know what Yi Xiaodan looked like?

Besides, it also featured his dearly departed relative. Why wouldn’t he want to take a look?

"Have you really never seen it before?"

Li Zihan shook his head, not responding, and suddenly squeezed into the crowd.

At the very top, the very top...

He murmured silently in his heart.

His father’s past glory stood out prominently, and Li Zihan’s eyes were instantly filled with tears.

So she is Yi Xiaodan!

No wonder Dad couldn’t stop thinking about you, even calling out your name when he was dying, while my mother didn’t get a mention.

Just because you’re beautiful?

That’s true, you are quite pretty, definitely Dad’s type, gentle and quiet, but what about my mother, who lived a life of loneliness!

As Li Zihan complained silently in his heart, he pulled out his phone and snapped several photos.

"It’s time to go, hurry up!"

Tang Xiaowan yelled out.

Only then did Li Zihan leisurely make his way out, clearly not pleased, "Thanks, goodbye."

"Hey, come over to my place at noon; try Granny Yu’s cooking, it’s super good. You’ll definitely want more after one meal."

"No, I’ve got something on at noon."

"Oh, then some other time."

Clutching his phone tightly, Li Zihan left.

Watching his retreating figure, Tang Xiaowan felt a sudden pang of unease, sensing something strange.

Yi Xiaodan, Li Zhenshan!

Could this be why the electronic voice guided me here, to fulfill Li Zihan’s wish?

No, that can’t be right. If that were the case, wouldn’t it have been simpler to guide him here directly? Why bother going through me?

With these thoughts, Tang Xiaowan also left.

But before she could reach the Foreign Language College, the call from the electronic voice came.

"Why aren’t you wearing a skirt today?"

Tang Xiaowan suspected she was being followed, and her shiny, black eyes quickly swept the surroundings, but she found nothing.

Still uneasy, she then rummaged through her shoulder bag, and after ensuring there were no eavesdropping devices, she took a long breath of relief.

"What exactly do you want?"

"Look, look, getting impatient again, aren’t we? You need to change this habit, otherwise, it’ll cost you."

Tang Xiaowan snorted coldly, "Stop pretending, just yesterday you sent someone to harm me. If you’re bold, show your face; what skill is there in hiding in the shadows? It’s just shameful!"

"Where did you hear this gossip? I wasn’t aware."

"Like master, like man. You’ve been recorded and don’t even know it, and that phone of yours, it’s too easy to recover data from; child’s play!"

The person on the other end did not answer, but Tang Xiaowan could clearly hear a faint sigh.

"If you’ve got nothing to say, I’m hanging up. Bye!"

"Wait a second."

"What now, you’re not planning on..."

"I’ve left you a little gift, at your usual spot. By now, it’s probably already been delivered, no need to thank me."

Immediately after, the call ended.

Tang Xiaowan’s heart skipped a beat.

Without time to ask further questions, and without considering anything else, she dashed toward the Foreign Language College.